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Women and asthma – addressing the inequality

… in asthma. We are committing our time and funding to help make the recommendations a reality. Investing in sex hormones … asthma. We are calling upon pharmaceutical companies to make historical data available for such analyses. Investment …

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How green is your inhaler?

… need and at what dose. We are increasingly prescribing MART inhalers , depending on the patient’s age and types of … year and will not be able to get everyone on to DPIs. Focus on the things that you can do, such as: 1. Taking your …

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The history of lung health with Asthma + Lung UK

… and astronomer John Mudge created the first inhaler. It allowed people to breathe in an opium vapor to treat what was called a “catarrhous cough,” a cough with a lot of … of lung conditions and help patients. 1988– Princess Diana is photographed in the famous British Lung Foundation jumper …

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Urgent appointments and your child

… when to call 999 about your child’s breathing and seeing a doctor about your child's breathing . How do I get an urgent … your child’s action plan, which was given to you by your doctor, and that it clearly states that you should seek …

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Respiratory Insights - involving patients to improve research

… doesn’t ever reach them. With patients as the missing piece of the puzzle, we can ensure that the interventions …

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Fighting for breath: Katy’s story

… I had a persistent chest infection. The first time a doctor mentioned COPD was in September 2020, but it took … rehab and how it could help me. Now I’m pushing my doctor for access to it. At their online support group, I’m …

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Fighting for breath: Rakhee’s story

… improve. Here, she tells her story. Rakhee, Asthma + Lung UK supporter Published 16th March 2022 I contracted COVID-19 … A week later, I developed breathing problems which was very frightening. Although I have asthma, I was previously very fit and healthy. My life has changed More than a year …

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A huge win for clean air in London: ULEZ goes further

… A huge win for clean air in London: ULEZ goes further Rob from the air quality team takes us through Sadiq Khan’s recent … to include the whole of Greater London. The expansion will take place in 2023, following a public consultation on the

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Making lung health a priority for Parliaments across the UK

… rising. Yet there are misconceptions that conditions like asthma, bronchiectasis and COPD are not life-threatening or … policy work on a whole range of lung conditions, including asthma, COPD, and the impact of COVID-19. But we also want to …

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Long COVID: what we’ve learnt

… listing a person’s needs with suggestions of what to do next and links to further information and support. More than …

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Introducing Asthma + Lung UK: always fighting for your right to breathe

… at your charity – a change that will make a huge impact in the fight for lung health and make you even prouder to … been successfully working together to improve lung health in the UK. We did it when COVID-19 was wreaking havoc on the … all over the UK, but for our organisation the pandemic was also a huge motivator. It cemented our resolve to work harder …